New ‘Superman’ Official Trailer: A Ray Of Hope

Superman is a reboot of the Superman film series and serves as the theatrical debut of the all new DC Universe (DCU) headed by DC Studios Co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. Gunn has been involved with the project since August 2022, a few months later in October became head of DC Studios and began work developing the new DC Universe. Gunn would be confirmed to write the film in December 2022 with the title Superman: Legacy revealed a month later. In March 2023 it was confirmed that Gunn was also set to direct the film and David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan were cast as Clark Kent / Superman and Lois Lane later that June.

When filming began in Svalbard, Norway the film was retitled to simply Superman to better reflect its nature of a new beginning. Filming continued at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, with location filming around Georgia and Ohio until August 2024. On December 19th, 2024 we received the teaser trailer for Superman which revolved around showcasing Kal El’s life as Clark Kent and Superman. The teaser also gave us brief shots of the heroes Clark would meet along the way such as Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Mr. Terrific, and Metamorpho as well as the villains such as a Kaiju, a masked meta-human and the infamous Lex Luthor. We also focus on the impact Superman has on humanity such as him being a sign of hope as a child calls out to him as well as being seen as an enemy to the citizens of Metropolis.

Later on, during screenings of A Minecraft Movie (and later released online) fans were shown the opening minutes of the upcoming film which shows an injured Superman in the arctic calling to Krypto. After Krypto playfully fights with Clark, he then takes him to the Fortress of Solitude where the Krptonian robots heal him with the power of the sun. We also had a behind-the-scenes video which teased even more characters to expect in the film as well as gave the cast an opportunity to share what this film and the character means to them.

Today with a little under two months away before Superman hits theatres, we have the official trailer showcasing even more of the upcoming film. You can view the trailer below.

Additionally, we have a new poster depicting Clark Kent / Superman (David Corenswet) crossing his arms, the poster also uses the film’s tagline “Look Up”.

What Happens In The Superman Official Trailer?

The trailer opens with a shot of Metropolis, Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) is surprised that Clark Kent (David Corenswet) is willing to let her interview as Superman. As the interview begins, we see a shot of a spaceship in the middle of the city, citizens are seen photographing and throwing stuff at Superman. We see a glimpse of the Pentagon where we get a first look at Rick Flag Sr (Frank Grillo) who is now The Secretary of Defense and wants to look into Superman’s actions. Superman chuckles and says “My actions? I stopped a war.”

We get a brief glimpse of the war, the daily planet and superman being detained by Rick Flag, The Engineer (María Gabriela de Faría) and a mysterious masked person. Lois mentions that he illegally entered a country while stopping the war, he gets offended and raises his voice. We see a glimpse of Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) before Superman is bombarded with even more questions about his actions, stating that he didn’t go on behalf of the United States but rather himself, a shot of numerous buildings collapsing is then shown.

We get a few shots of The Hammer Of Boravia before Clark is sent falling into the ground, some concerned citizens approach and get him back on his feet before he flies off to seemingly distract The Hammer indicated by his line “Hey buddy, eyes up here.” We see Lex and The Engineer invade the Fortress of Solitude as some of the robots and Krypto try to fend them off. We see some various action scenes such as Clark breaking out of containment and saving a woman from the Kaiju.

We get some dialogue from Pa Kent and later see Mr. Terrific fighting off some of Lex Luthor’s soldiers. We see a scene of Clark laying in a bed at his childhood home seemingly weakened by Kryptonite, we then cut to the containment cell where Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan) is currently in possession of Kryptonite. Lex mentions that Superman has become the focus of the world’s attention and we see a glimpse of Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, and Mr. Terrific from the Justice Gang in the sky.

We see Superman face off against The Engineer and the masked man in a football stadium followed by a shot of the water splitting outside of the city. We get dialogue from Ma Kent grabbing Clark’s boots while he suits up. Superman takes on the Kaiju and we see Guy Gardner using his ring in another scene. Some more action scenes are shown with the various heroes and villains, Clark flies up to the sky while a crowd cheers him on. The final scene of the trailer includes Krypto laying on Superman at his childhood home.

The official synopsis reads as follows:

Superman, DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.  In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Edi Gathegi as Mr Terrific, and many more. The film is due out in theatres on July 11, 2025.

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